Xbox One might touchdown on November 8th in the USA

According to an anonymous employee from a marketing company that works with Walmart, Microsoft’s Xbox One might hit the US market on November 8th. A release date of the 8th would place the Xbox One almost a week ahead of its competitor – the PlayStation 4.

The marketing company from which the rumor has emerged handles signage and product placement for retailers. The exact date of November 8th has been extracted from a company conference call email that shows all midnight openings Walmart has planned for quarter four.

While the leaked email does state a midnight release for November 8th, it lacks the “confirmed” label that all other midnight launches have next to their names. It is possible that the date has recently been announced and that the unnamed marketing firm is still going through the process of locking it down.

The Xbox One’s exact release date has been a mystery for a while now and Microsoft just might be making sure to secure a good launch date ahead of the PlayStation 4.

If the Xbox One releases a week before the PlayStation 4, do you think people might try out the console and chance their purchase decision?

I hope the 5th. The sooner the better. Can't wait to play Dead Rising 3. When is Microsoft going to announce it? Are they being shy since their previous Xbox One announcements have been met with criticism?

I might could understand the delay if the 920 was the only device on AT&T getting GDR2 & Amber to allow for thorough testing, but they already have the 1020 on the network with those updates on board. They carry almost identical internals for crying out loud! What's the holdup?

Channel analysis claim that MS has a 3:1 manufacturing advantage over the PS4. There could be 3x as many One's made as Playstations this year.. Add in the lower number of lanuch markets and it is obvious MS doesn't want to spread what they have too thin. It looks like MS wants to have Xbox One consoles on store shelves at launch, so people could just walk into a store and grab one.
I am sure they will sell out quickly, even still :)